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Wigtonroad Wood

14 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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54.74315, -2.94608

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Limnephilus auricula, Agapetus fuscipes, Green Nettle Weevil +7 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Limnephilus auricula, Agapetus fuscipes, Green Nettle Weevil +7 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cumbria WayWalking route118 km

Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 6Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 7Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 km

Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

summer

2024

Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Goldfinch · Swallow +8

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2024

Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Otter

Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
OtterLutra lutra2019

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2022

Green Nettle Weevil · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White

Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🌿

Plants118 species

springsummer

2025

Holly · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Ash · Creeping Buttercup +113

HollyIlex aquifolium
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
DandelionTaraxacum
White CloverTrifolium repens
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HazelCorylus avellana
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
TimothyPhleum pratense
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
BirchBetula2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Bird CherryPrunus padus2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2019
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2019
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2019
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

summer

2024

Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Goldfinch · Swallow +8

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Barn OwlTyto alba2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2024

Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Otter

Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
OtterLutra lutra2019

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2022

Green Nettle Weevil · Small White · Meadow Brown · Large White

Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🌿

Plants118 species

springsummer

2025

Holly · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Ash · Creeping Buttercup +113

HollyIlex aquifolium
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
DandelionTaraxacum
White CloverTrifolium repens
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HazelCorylus avellana
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
TimothyPhleum pratense
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
BirchBetula2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Bird CherryPrunus padus2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
Bay WillowSalix pentandra2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2019
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2019
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2019
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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